United Kingdom King Charles, to the rescue of the "union"
Elizabeth II dies Live, last minute
King
Charles III
has caused astonishment by warning of dismissal to a hundred employees of
Clarence House,
who received the letters on Monday while the religious ceremony of "thanksgiving" was officiated before the coffin of Elizabeth II in
St Giles Cathedral
in Edinburgh,
according to
The Guardian.
Several private secretaries, the finance office and the communication team of Clarence House, the official residence of Carlos and
Camilla
in London, are some of those affected by the unexpected announcement.
Some of them had been in the service of Charles for decades
and many had worked almost non-stop since Thursday, when the Queen died.
"Everyone has been livid, even the private secretaries and the most veteran staff,"
sources close to those affected acknowledged to
The Guardian .
"People have been working even at night since Thursday. They have been visibly shaken."
The Clarence House staff hoped that there would be internal "adjustments" and an integration with the
Buckingham
staff that worked at the service of the Queen, but not a cascade of dismissals and less that communication would reach them during the funeral honors for the monarch. .
In the letter received by the staff and signed by Charles's private secretary,
Clive Alderton,
it is specified that "the activities and operations related to the
Prince of Wales"
at Clarence House will not be "necessary" and will therefore be "closed".
Alderton acknowledges that the news may be "disturbing" and warns that "available support" will be given to affected personnel.
The private secretary warns that a consultation period will be opened after the funeral of Elizabeth II on September 19, before formalizing the possible dismissals.
A Clarence House spokesman welcomed the "long and loyal service" provided by staff, but warned that
"some redundancies will be unavoidable"
and that "alternatives" will be sought for employees.
Carlos and Camilla have not yet decided whether they will remain at Clarence House or if they will move their official residence to
Buckingham Palace,
currently under construction, which could in any case be used for protocol and institutional events.
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